Muriel Mussells Seyfert
Muriel M. Seyfert | |
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| Born | February 3, 1909 |
| Died | November 9, 1997 (aged 88) |
| Resting place | Hall County Memorial Park, Gainesville, GA 34°16′06″N 83°51′46″W / 34.26833°N 83.86278°W |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomer, Portrait artist |
Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert (born Muriel Elizabeth Mussells, 3 February 1909 – 9 November 1997) was an American astronomer best known for discovery of "ring nebulae" (planetary nebulae) in the Milky Way while working at the Harvard College Observatory in 1936.
Early life[]
Muriel was born on 3 February 1909 in Danvers, Massachusetts, the daughter of George and Stella Mussells.[1]
Scientific contributions[]
Mussells Seyfert was employed as a human computer at the Harvard College Observatory. She is best known for discovery of new ring nebulae in the Milky Way.[2]
Personal life[]
On May 20, 1935, Muriel married Carl Keenan Seyfert[3] after whom the Seyfert galaxies and the Seyfert's Sextet were named. The couple had two children.
Sylvia Mussells Lindsay, wife of Eric Mervyn Lindsay, was Muriel's sister.
References[]
- ^ McFarland, John (1 February 2004). "A modern vision: Eric Lindsay at Armagh". Oxford Journal. 45 (1): 18–22. ISSN 1468-4004.
- ^ Fuller, Wesley (1936-03-16). "Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert (b. 1909)". SIA Collections. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Eric Mervyn Lindsay". Lindsay's International. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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